Woman seriously injured in Chinatown fire

A woman in her 50s has been taken to hospital in critical condition after a fire broke out in the upper floors of a building near the corner of D'Arcy Street and Spadina Avenue on Saturday afternoon.

D'Arcy Street closed between Spadina Avenue and Huron Street

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Fire crews are on scene at a residential fire in Chinatown that sent one woman in her 50s to the hospital on Saturday afternoon. (James Morrison-Collalto/CBC)

A woman in her 50s has been taken to hospital in critical condition after a fire broke out in a building in Toronto's Chinatown on Saturday afternoon.

Black smoke could be seen coming from the upper floors of the building near the corner of D'Arcy Street and Spadina Avenue around 3 p.m. police say.

One person was removed through a second floor window at the scene of the fire, according to a tweet from Toronto fire service.

D'Arcy Street is closed between Spadina Avenue and Huron Street.